Three men are still being questioned in connection with a multi-million euro suspected drugs seizure on a container ship off the coast of Cork.
The MV Matthew, which originated in South America, was detained after it was taken by force by armed Defence Forces personnel and gardaí yesterday.A Panamanian-registered bulk cargo vessel, the MV Matthew was escorted into Cork Harbour last night and is tied up at Marino Point this morning where it will be searched and forensically examined over the next few days.
The MV Matthew remained circling Irish waters but tried to flee to international waters when the joint taskforce arrived to detain it. We need your consent to load this comcast-player contentWe use comcast-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences
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